New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-13
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP Or THE WEEK.

| VagAbund and Hard Hit The latter play is held
under consideration by A. Palmer but It is not yet
known whether he will want it. The manuscript has
not yet arrived and the reports its reception sre
not OF a nature TO engender eagerness in any manager
TO become the possessor. AS to The Noble 'aga-
bond.' Mr.. Jones writes that the severe criticisms
notwithstanding. the play has made a popular ht
and is now runnrng TO large houses at the Princesss
Theatre Mr. Jones will also bring with him the
manuscript of comedy rather farcicai IN It's
nature which has not yet seen the light Or even oeen
named.
Time has apparently dealt gently with Mckee Rankin
since he last appeared in NewYork two three
years ago He looks stalwart and well-fayOred as
ever. shall make my first appearance said he
the other day, since my California experience OF
theatrical ,I?anagership. at the Harlem Theatre
COmique. We shall open next Monday in my old
standby of The Dantes.' I have. my reutrn,
gathered together efficient theatrical company, In
Guiding Miss Mabel Bert, whom you have not yet seen
in the East and Miss Daisy Dorr. Miss Bert was
iavorite in San Francisco and think she will attract
much favorable notice here Miss Dorr is the young
lady who recently filled Miss Kydder's part in Held
BY The Enemy at days notice and with excellent
results On February 2s shall produce. The Golden
den. . It is called Vile and Child Robert Hilliard,
whom yon know here think, will have joined my
company by that time. ! am particularly anxious to
give Macbeth With Kollys music as we produced
il in San Francisco. To that end We arranging
to have the music given by orchestra Of some forty
people in leading theatre here, 1t will pr. ably be
heard either at Wallaoks the Lyceum. or tho Stan
dard before long My summer season VIII be spent Id
Boston,"
81 have uoticed.' said Charles Frohman yesterday,
several interviews lately held with wellknown
managers about the effect the Interstate Commerce
bill will have the theatrical profession. They are
quoted haing with satisfaction the abolition OF
special theatrical rates, claiming tnat II Wi weed out
the poor shows and sound the death kne OF the dime
style of country theatres. Now all those who
have spoken thus managers who seldom take com
panies the road In my poor opini0n-and have |
had "A travelling
tho effect will be exactly contrary to that expected by
them: The poor shows will stll travel and make
few dollars here and there while the more solid COM
panies will suffer. The extra railroad fares will come
OF the pockets either OF the local managers or the
actors. The former will find the cont nations OF the
better sort insisting better terms and the latter w
have their salaries cut down. As to the so-called
snap companies they manage always to pay the rail
road fares and will continue to do 500 put
they will pay even less TO their companies
than they do The raising OF the fares VIII add
from hundred to two hundred dollars q week to the
average expenses The manager certainly can't pay
this tor the larger probably represents his entire
profits tho will suffer and indirectly the pub
lie. who will see poorer casts and less carefully
mounted prOductions
GAL" Hayman. the we'll known San Francisco man.
ager writes that city to say that the Clara Morris
engagement is extraordinary success despite the
presence in the city of such strong counter atrao-
ton Nine. Patti. Speaking OF Mise Morris, Mr.,
Uayman saws that Tor the first time IN the history OF
the Baldwin Theatre the orchestra had to give up r
seats the frat night to the public and play IN the
wings Mr. Hayman predicts the success OF the double
engagement in June OF DNey and Hold by the
Enemy " In his two theatres.
The arrival OF Ebon Pympton and his play of Jack
10 fill the vacant week left by the postponcmcnt OF
Ruddigore at the Fifth Avenue Theatre gives
occasion tor little phiosophizng the uncertainties
the theatrical profession Since was first seen at
Wallaok's at n special matinee Jack has been meet
ing with Indifferent on its tour through the
country. They finally reached Chicago prepared to
play their last GARD without mnch hope OF success.
mad upn ifiOuA
| at Iamln's Grand Opera House had been Held by
tho Enemy" and The Nam Line two companies
which had everywhere been doing eNcellently In
Chicago they did next to nothing In comparison with
their prior successes, even Held by the Enemy
DONG only moderate business. Mr. Plympon came IN
and opened TO 5000 Sunday night. On Wednesday
people were waving handcrcbefs and cheering at the
chief situation in the play and Saturday night they
PLAYED to 81 100 and found themselves their feet
again Indeed they played in Chicago again last week
and an ,iOus was the local manager to have them
that he offered large certainty rather than risk
breaking of the contract. Mr.. Plymptons well-known
modesty likely to be Increased by this unlocked ior
success
1t generally rumored round town last week that
Mr. Wallsck had put " Caste" into rehearsal tor
speedy production in the place of Iarbor Lights
and intended to follow IL with series of Robertsonan
| reyivals Lester Waaok himself said Yesterday,
" Caste has been put into rehearsal by me nor
have any definite plan, with regar; to it, II is true
do before the close of the season. but NJ pres
Harbor Lights IL playing TO satisfactory houses
Caste is didionlt play 10 produce in ilttng
manner, but think would prove interesting We do
NOT see PLAYS nowadays that equal those of even
twenty-five years back Take Tom TaylOr's Plot and
Passion Rcade and Tay or's Masks and Faces
Still Waters Run Deep, Payable Demand and
on, and whore yoh find plays to-day so interest
ing 30 tersely written, well constructed They
not thought great works In their day. hut COM
pared 10 modern plays they were IA wine to water
IIarbor Ii hts Is doing well could DO expected
and will probably Tor some weeks longer. The
"Wednesday matinees. too, have proved q complete
success aud The School for Scandal will probably
be followed by other revivals.
1t is now definitely settled, despite various rmors TO
the contrary, that next Messrs Robson Il
Crane will be under new management Their route Is
already being booked by their business director.
joseph Brooks. TO whom they owe largo part oil their
success IA Shakespearan revyalists will not drop
out of sight however lie has taken charge OF the bust
ness interests OF the Chicago manager Mr. Norton, who
is so i'll as to be beyond hope OF recovery. His new
duties will include the management OF the Chicago
Theatre and he purposes to produce there THIS summer
grand spectacular burlesque OF rather mover ORDER
j. W. Mckinney one OF Richard Mansdeid's man
ayers, arrived in New-York last week to prepare tor
the coming Engagement OF that young actor at the
Union Square Theatre. In making plans Tor
New-i ork," he said the other day, we decided after
much elaboration TO give Prince Karl only Tho
engagement is too short TO warrant putting on
The Partisan Romance in the way that would suit
us. There were, moreover so many people ont oil
town during the run at the Madison Square Theatre
that we shall probably have no difficulty in playing
Prince Karl TO fall houses during our entire stay
The Lyccum on the first Saturday night after the
production OF Masks and Faces" was so full that
hundreds of people turned away unable to secure
seats aud throughout last week the houses were con
ssteutly crowded This being the case, Mss Dauvray
has not even begun to rehearso her new play ana Is
seriously thinking OF combining herself to high comedy
reyvals Tor some time TO come. Mr. Ilggou VINO mas
beon absent from the for some time owing to
serious lness will take his place AS Col.ey Cibber
tomorrow night
Last Wednesday night saw the largest house OF the
season in the Madison Square Theatre. More people
were turned away than would have formed a good
audience at many another theatre. Mrs. Booth has
nov entirely recovered from her recent ndispositi0n
and no trace OF it is observable III her acting.
Not much is yet known with certainty as TO the